- Acrolithic
- Acrolithan A*crol"i*than, Acrolithic Ac`ro*lith"ic, a. Pertaining to, or like, an acrolith. [1913 Webster]
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Acrolithic
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acrolithic — ac·ro·lith·ic … English syllables
acrolithic — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ik adjective of a statue : having a trunk of wood usually covered with metal or drapery and extremities of stone … Useful english dictionary
acrolith — acrolithic, adj. /ak reuh lith/, n. a sculptured figure having the head and extremities of stone and the torso of other material. [1840 50; < L acrolithus < Gk akrólithos. See ACRO , LITH] * * * ▪ sculpture statue, especially ancient Greek … Universalium
Lycosura — Archaeological site name = Lycosura, Lykosoura, Lycosoura name local = Λυκόσουρα caption skyline = View SE toward the Temple of Despoina at Lycosoura. country = Greece region = Arkadia elevation = 568 controlling city = Megalopolis peak period =… … Wikipedia
Colossus of Constantine — Year c. 312–315 AD Type White marble, brick, wood, gilded bronze Location Musei Capitolini … Wikipedia
Acrolithan — A*crol i*than, Acrolithic Ac ro*lith ic, a. Pertaining to, or like, an acrolith. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Acrolith — In Classical antiquity, an acrolith (Greek etymology: acros and lithos , English translation: height or extremity and stone ) was a statue in which the trunk of the figure was made of wood, and the extremities (head, hands and feet) of marble.… … Wikipedia
Despoina — In Greek mythology, Despoina, Despoena or Despoine, was the daughter of Demeter and Poseidon and sister of Arion.[1] She was the goddess of mysteries of Arcadian cults worshipped under the title Despoina, the mistress alongside with her mother… … Wikipedia
Amphiareion of Oropos — Archaeological site name = Amphiareion name local = Άμφιαρείον Καλάμου caption skyline = View of the Temple of Amphiaraos . country = Greece region = Attica elevation = 154 controlling city = Athens peak period = Hellenistic to Roman lat deg = 38 … Wikipedia
Juno Ludovisi — The Juno Ludovisi is a colossal head from an acrolithic statue of Antonia Minor as the goddess Juno. Added to the Ludovisi collection, it is now in the Palazzo Altemps, Museo Nazionale Romano, Rome.Casts of it are to be seen at the University of… … Wikipedia
